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Term | Definition |
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Digestive | takes food into the body; breaks food down and absorbs the digested materials |
Circulatory | carries needed materials to the body cells; carries waste away from body cells; helps fight disease |
Endocrine | controls many body processes such as intake of sugar by cells by means of chemicals |
Excretory | removes waste |
Immune | fights diseases |
Muscular | enables the body to move; moves food through the digestive system; keeps the heart beating |
Nervous | detects and interprets information from the environment outside the body and from within the body; controls most body functions |
Reproductive | produces sex cells that can unite with other sex cells to produce offspring |
Respiratory | takes oxygen into the body and eliminates carbon dioxide |
Skeletal | supports and protects the body; works with muscles to allow movement and makes blood cells |
Skin | protects the body; keeps water inside the body; regulates the body temperature |